NSC 2013: Jim Lamerand [#23]

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On this page, you will find information about Jim Lamerand, who is competing at the 2013 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 12.5-18.5, -510, and is ranked #32 in Division 5.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Jim Surname(s): Lamerand Home: Chandler, AZ, United States Hobbies: Chess Occupation: Computer Programmer

Round by Round
High score: 506 Average for: 374 Average against: 393
Round 1		Lamerand played #6 Winter Zxqkj (Houston, TX) and won 445 to 361 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 1-0, +84.
Round 2		Lamerand played #8 Chris Lipe (Rome, NY) and lost 333 to 495 (a spread of -162). Current ranking: #22. Current record: 1-1, -78. Lamerand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 3		Lamerand played #33 Estelle Matthews (Calgary AB) and won 500 to 301 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 2-1, +121.
Round 4		Lamerand played #3 Evans Clinchy (Boston, MA) and lost 362 to 421 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-2, +62.
Round 5		Lamerand played #1 Laurie Cohen (Tempe, AZ) and won 420 to 349 (a spread of 71). Current ranking: #18. Current record: 3-2, +133.
Round 6		Lamerand played #15 Robert Linn (Potomac, MD) and lost 331 to 404 (a spread of -73). Current ranking: #23. Current record: 3-3, +60.
Round 7		Lamerand played #31 Puneet Sharma (Cambridge, MA) and won 415 to 377 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #19. Current record: 4-3, +98.
Round 8		Lamerand played #22 Quinn James (Charleston, SC) and lost 281 to 517 (a spread of -236). Current ranking: #25. Current record: 4-4, -138.
Round 9		Lamerand played #39 David Eldar (Australia) and lost 341 to 507 (a spread of -166). Current ranking: #27. Current record: 4-5, -304. Lamerand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 10		Lamerand played #25 Becky Dyer (Austin, TX) and lost 416 to 427 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 4-6, -315.
Round 11		Lamerand played #37 Orlet Bullock (Miami, FL) and lost 329 to 488 (a spread of -159). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 4-7, -474. Lamerand is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 12		Lamerand played #32 B A Toole (Sausalito, CA) and lost 335 to 360 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 4-8, -499.
Round 13		Lamerand played #34 Kay Faust (Baltimore, VT) and won 383 to 363 (a spread of 20). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 5-8, -479.
Round 14		Lamerand played #28 Zbigniew Wieckowski (Woodbury, MN) and won 407 to 335 (a spread of 72). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 6-8, -407.
Round 15		Lamerand played #35 Anlaug Frydenlund (Norway) and won 506 to 410 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 7-8, -311.
Round 16		Lamerand played #30 Lynda Woods Cleary (Princeton, NJ) and won 412 to 379 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-8, -278.
Round 17		Lamerand played #38 Eugene Capriata (Trinidad and Tobago) and lost 329 to 372 (a spread of -43). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 8-9, -321.
Round 18		Lamerand played #24 Randall Thomas (Calgary AB) and won 418 to 324 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 9-9, -227.
Round 19		Lamerand played #42 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) and lost 423 to 458 (a spread of -35). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-10, -262.
Round 20		Lamerand played #27 Sandy Nang (Malibu, CA) and lost 388 to 446 (a spread of -58). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9-11, -320.
Round 21		Lamerand played #13 Steve Polatnick (Miami, FL) and tied at 374. Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9.5-11.5, -320.
Round 22		Lamerand played #36 Nuala O'Rourke (Northern Ireland) and lost 344 to 441 (a spread of -97). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9.5-12.5, -417.
Round 23		Lamerand played #26 Carl Durdan (Waltham, MA) and lost 356 to 381 (a spread of -25). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9.5-13.5, -442.
Round 24		Lamerand played #29 Daniel Milton (Vienna, VA) and lost 353 to 369 (a spread of -16). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 9.5-14.5, -458.
Round 25		Lamerand played #40 Martin DeMello (San Francisco, CA) and lost 301 to 403 (a spread of -102). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9.5-15.5, -560.
Round 26		Lamerand played #17 Tony Leah (Ajax ON) and lost 313 to 403 (a spread of -90). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 9.5-16.5, -650.
Round 27		Lamerand played #21 Trevor Halsall (Australia) and lost 333 to 375 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9.5-17.5, -692.
Round 28		Lamerand played #9 Marty Gabriel (Charleston, IL) and won 336 to 325 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 10.5-17.5, -681.
Round 29		Lamerand recorded a bye with a spread of 50 points. Current ranking: #32. Current record: 11.5-17.5, -631.
Round 30		Lamerand played #42 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) again and lost 310 to 331 (a spread of -21). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 11.5-18.5, -652.
Round 31		Lamerand played #42 Nicky Huitson (United Kingdom) for the third time and won 438 to 296 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #32. Current record: 12.5-18.5, -510.

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